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AUGUST J St, iSgo. 



Copyright, 1890, by Richards & Co. All rights reserved. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 



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" Circular of Information " during the past six month: 
owing to serious trouble with some of our former employees, and 1 
a very heavy increase of work in our regular business, which lu 
demanded every moment of our time. 

We have now completely reorganized our working force, ai 
having secured the services of able assistants, possessed of loi 
experience in patent business, and exceptionally well qualified 
attend to the departments of our business that have been assign 
to them, we believe we are in a position to assure our corr 
pondents of a better and more complete service than, et^ 
before. 

We now hope to again begin tlie regular publication of our 
" Circular of Information," and we shall publish as rapidly as 
possible the numerous new laws and regulations which have gone 
into effect since the issue of our last Circular. 

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our own time to the preparation of this pamphlet, and we desire to acknowledge 
our indebtedness to one of our Australian agents for most of the material forming 
the body of this book. We owe him many thanks for the careful and able manner 
in which he has treated the subject. 

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NEW ZEALAND, 



THE PATENTS, DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS ACT, 1889. 



CHARGES. 

Cost of Patent (all taxes paid for four years) $50.00 

TAXES. 

Before the end of 4 years from date of Patent. . . .$35.00 
" " 7 " " *'.... 60.00 

If, for any reason, the tax is not paid in time, an enlargement of time 
for making payment can be obtained for not to exceed three months. Our 
charge for obtaining such extensions is $30, including all fees. 

Assignments, preparing and recording $i7-50 



NEW ZESLMD. 



LETTERS PATENT for 14 years are granted under "The 
Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act. 1889," which came 
into force on the ist January, 1890. Letters of Registration 
are not now obtainable. 

The "Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1889," 
and the Regulations thereunder are based upon the existing 
statutes and practice of Great Britain, which they closely 
follow. 

Application. — Application for Letters Patent may be 
made by the inventor, by his assignee, by the two jointly, by 
several persons jointly, or by a corporate body, some or one 
of whom only are or is the true and first inventors or inventor. 

The application must contain a declaration that the appli- 
cant is in possession of the invention, whereof he, or in the 
case of a joint application, one or more of the applicants is or 
are the first inventor or inventors. 

In the case of a joint application all the applicants must 
sign and join in the necessary declaration. 

The application by the nominee or assignee of the true 
and first inventor must be accompanied by the written authority 
of such inventor duly verified, or by a certified copy of the 
instrument under which the applicant claims, and by a statutory 
declaration that the applicant is the bona fide nominee or 
assignee of the inventor. 

The application may at the option of the applicant be 
accompanied by provisional or complete specifications. 

Declarations. — The declaration forming part of the 
application need not be statutory. All declarations where 
required to be statutory (such as certified copies of assign- 
ments, &c.), must be made before some person duly authorised 
to receive such declaration under a law in force for such pur- 
pose for the time being in the country or colony in which the 
declaration is made, and must recite the statute. 



SiZK OF Documents. — A.11 documents and copies 
of documents shall be written or printed upon wide ruled 
foolscap paper one side only, leaving a margin on the left-hand 
side (no special width). 

Dra^WINGS. — The drawings accompanying provisional 
or complete specifications shall be made upon white drawing 
paper or tracing cloth. No particular size is specified, but 
those not exceeding 24 x 24 inches are preferred. The sheets 
must not be folded, but should be rolled upon a roller or in a 
stiff case so as to be free from creases or breaks. Lithographs 
are received provided they are clear and the lines sufficiently 
black. All drawings must be signed by the applicant or 
applicants, and the copies certified by the applicant or his 
agent to be true copies. 

Provisional Specifications. — A provisional 
specification must be accompanied by drawings if required. 
Provisional specifications and drawings are not open to public 
inspection. 

Complete Specification. — If not filed with the 
application in the first instance a complete specification may 
be filed at any time within nine months from the date of the 
acceptance of the application, and must be accepted within 
(12) twelve months except in the case of an appeal having 
been lodged against the refusal of the Registrar to accept ; 
otherwise the application becomes void. The Letters Patent 
must be sealed within 15 months from the date of application. 
The Registrar, has, however, power to grant extended time 
not exceeding one month for the filing of a complete specifica- 
tion and three months for its acceptance on payment of the 
prescribed fee. 

Amended Specification.— An amended specifi- 
cation and drawings may be filed before or after the issue of 
the Letters Patent provided the consent of the Registrar is 
first obtained and no notice of opposition is lodged on the 
request being advertised in the prescribed manner. 

Examination. — There is no examination as to novelty, 
but only as to the documents being prepared in the prescribed 
form, and the specifications sufficiently describing the invention. 
Also if a provisional specification is lodged with the application 
the complete specification subsequently filled is compared 



with it for the purpose of ascertaining whether the invention 
described in the complete specification is substantially the 
same as that described in the provisional. 

Copies of Specifications and Dra^wings. 
— Originals of provisional or complete specifications and draw- 
ings must be signed by the applicant, but copies may be cer- 
tified to be true copies by either the applicant or his agent in 

the following manner : — " Certified to be a true Copy 

applicant or agent." 

Models are not required except at the request of the 
Registrar, when the cost is to be paid by the Patent Office. 

Assignments. — Assignments maybe prepared in any 
form and on any sized paper or other material. For purposes 
of registration they must be accompanied by a request to enter 
the name of the assignee on the Register of Patents. Assign- 
ments 7nay be prepared in duplicate, one of which will be 
retained by the Patent Office as evidence of title, or a certified 
copy may be supplied in place of the duplicate in which case 
the original will be returned by the Patent Office. 

For form of assignment from original inventor with right 
to apply for Letters Patent in assignee's name vide Circular of 
1st May, 1889, page 7. 

Certified Copies. — All certified copies except 
copies of specifications and drawings require to be certified 
by a statutory declaration or a notary public to be true copies. 

Powers of Attorney. — Powers of attorney, if 
sent, need not be notarial. An appointment of agent incor- 
porated with a statement of address is usually sufficient. 

Renewal Fees. — The time for payment of renewal 
fees may be extended for three months on application and 
payment of an application fee of £1 and of a further sum of 
£3 by way of a fine in addition to the prescribed renewal fee. 

No form of application is prescribed, but that of Queens- 
land will answer all purposes. 

Appeals. — The decision of the Registrar is not final, 
but is subject to appeal to the Supreme Court of New Zealand. 



Working of Invention. — Working of the inven- 
tion in the colony is not now required. 

Time occupied for obtaining Letters Patent. — 
Three to four months. 

Requirements of each Application.— 
Statement of address and appointment of agent. 

Application with declaration. 

Provisional specification signed by applicant and certified 
copy signed by applicant or agent, or complete specification 
signed by applicant and certified copy signed by applicant or 
agent. 

Drawings signed by applicant and certified copy signed 
by applicant or agent. 



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"I" or 
"We "fol- 
lowed by 
Name in 
full, address, 
and calling 
of person 
or persons 
making 
declaration. 

If applica- 
tion made by 
Assignee, 
insert after 
occupation of 
"Assignee. . 

"giving 

full name, 
address, and 
occupation. 

Insert title 
of invention. 



Name of In- 
ventor or In- 
ventors. 

In the case 
of more than 
one appli- 
cant, state 
whether all, 
or if not, who 
is, or are, the 
inventor or 
inventors. 



NEW ZEALAND. 



APPLICATION FOR LETTERS PATENT. 



I, (John Smith, of Adelaide, ifi the Province of South 



Australia, Machinist,) declare that I am in possession 



of an invention for { Iniprovenieiits in Saving Machifies), 
that I am the true and first inventor thereof; and that 
the same is not in use by any other person or persons 
to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I humbly 
pray that a patent may be granted to me for the said 
invention, as described in the specification herewith. 

Dated this (first) day oi (January, 1890J 

(JOHN SMITH.) 



Witness to ] (WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, 
signature j Adelaide, S.A., Merchant). 



All applicants sign. Any witness. No seal. 



Form for one 
assignee of 
the inventor 
jointly with 
the inventor. 



NEW ZEALAND. 



Names, ad- 
dresses, and 
occupations 
of appli- 
cants. 

Title of in- 
vention. 

Signatures 
of assignee 
and the 
inventor. 



Assignee. 



Inventor. 



Inventor. 



Inventor 

Inventor. 
Vide clause 



Declara- 
tions. 



APPLICATIOIf rOR A PATENT. 



We, {John Smith and William Jones, of Adelaide, in the 
Province of South Australia, Machinists,) hereby apply 
that a patent may be granted to us for an invention 
for {Improvements in Sevuivg Machines) 

{JOHN SMITH,) 
{WILLIAM JONES.) 
WiTHESs -{WILLIAM THOMPSON) 

And I the said ( Willia?n Jones) do solemnly and 
sincerely declare that I am the assignee of an un- 
divided share in the said invention from the said {John 
Smith) by virtue of a deed of assignment, made by the 
said {John Smith) dated the {first) day of {January, 
1890). And I further solemnly and sincerely declare 
that we the said {John Smith) and I are in possession 
of the said invention, and that the said {John Smith) is 
the true and first inventor thereof, and that the same 
is not in use by any other person or persons in the 
colony of New Zealand, to the best of my knowledge 
and belief. And I make this solemn declaration, &c. 
{recite statute under which declaration is made). 

{ WILLIAM JONES.) 

Declared at {Adelaide, in the Province of South Australia,) 
by the said ( William Jones) this {first) day of {January, 
1890,) before me, 

(WILLIAM THOMPSON, 
J. P. for South Australia.) 

Declaration must be statutory. Any witness. Need not be under seal. 



Name in 
full, address, 
and calling 
of applicant. 

Here insert 
title of in- 
vention as 
in declara- 
tion. 

Here insert 
short des- 
cription of 
invention. 



Form of 
Certificate 
on copy. 



NEW ZEALAND. 



PROVISIOITAL SPECIFICATIOIf FOR 
LETTERS PATENT. 



I, (John Smith, of Adelaide, in the Province of South 
Australia, Machinist,) do hereby declare the nature of 
my invention for (Improvements in Sewing Machims) to 
be as follows : — 



Dated this (u/) day oi (January, 1 890). 



(JOHN SMITH.) 



(Certified to be a tme Copy, 



.Applica7it or Agent). 



All applicants sign. No witness. No legalization. 



Title of 
invention. 

Name, 
address, and 
occupation 
of applicant. 

Title of 
invention. 



Describe 
invention at 
length. 



Set down 
clearly 
claims for 
novelty. 



Form of 
Certificate 
on copy. 



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NEW ZEALAND. 



COMPLETE SPECIFICATION EOR LETTERS 

PATENT. 



{IMPROVEMENTS IN SEWING MACHINES.) 

I, {John Smith, of Adelaide, in the Province of South 
Australia, Machinist,) do hereby declare the nature of 
my invention for {Improvements in Sewing Machines) and 
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be 
particularly described and ascertained in and by the 
the following statement : — 



Having now particularly described and ascertained 
the nature of my said invention, and in what manner 
ihe same is to be performed. I declare that what I 
claim is : — 



Dated this {first J day of {January, 1890). 



{JOHN SMITH.) 



(Certified to be a true Copy. 



.Applicant or Agent). 



All applicants sign. No witness. No legalization. 



9 
NEW ZEALAND. 



STATEMENT OF ADDRESS AND APPOIIfT- 
MEIfT OE AGENT. 

(UNDER THE PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE MARK RULES.) 



Sir, 

I beg to inform you that I do hereby nominate, 

constitute, and appoint 

in the colony of New Zealand, my agent to apply for 
and obtain Letters Patent in the colony of New Zealand 
in my favor for my invention entitled (^Improvements i?i 
Sewing Machines,) and for that purpose to sign my 
name, and as my act and deed to seal and deliver all 
documents that my said agent may think necessary or 
desirable, and I further empower my said agent to 
alter and amend such documents, whether originally, 
signed by me or otherwise, in any manner which may 
be necessary, and I authorise and request you to send 
all notices, requisitions, and communications in con- 
nection with my said application to him at his address, 
as above given. 



In Witness whereof I have 
hereunto affixed my sig- 
nature this {first) day of 
(Ja7iuarjy, a.d. 1890), 



{JOHN SMITH.) 



Witness— (IVILLIA3I THOMPSON, 

Adelaide, S.A , Merchant.) 

To THK. Registrar of Patents, 

Paient Office, Wellington, 
New Zealand. 



Directions. — All applicants sign. Anj' witness. No legalization. 



Name, full 
address, and 
occupation. 



to 



NEW ZEALAND. 



REaUEST TO ElfTEE lAME UPOI THE 
REGISTER OE PATENTS. 



{Adelaide, S.A., 

\st January, 1 890.) 

I, ( William Jones, of Adelaide, in the Province of South 
Australia, Machifiist,) hereby request that you will enter 
my name in the Register of Patents. I claim to be 
entitled {to the whole interest) of the Patent No. of 

188 , granted to {John Smith, of Adelaide, aforesaid, 
Engineer,) for {Improvements in Sewifig Machines,) by 
virtue of a {Deed of Assign??ient, bearing date the first day 
of Jaftuary, 1 890, between the said Johi Smith a?id myself, 
the said William Jones.) And in proof whereof I 



Nature of 
the claim. 

Name and 
address of 
patentee. 

Title of in- 
vention. 

Specify par- 
ticulars of 
assignment, 
giving date 
and parties 
to same, and 
shewing how 
claim here 
made is sub- 
stantiated. 

or "certified ' transmit the accompanying {Deed of Assigninent and 

copy of deed ! 
of assign- 
ment" if en- 
dorsement 
of registra- 
tion not re- 
quired on 
original 
deed. 



duplicate) thereof. 



{WILLIAM JONES.) 



To the Registrar, Patents Office, 
Wellington, New Zealand. 



All applicants sign. No witness. No legalization. 



* Must state 
his occupa- 
tion and ad- 
dress under 
his signa- 
ture. 



II 



NEW ZEALAND. 



STATEMENT OF ADDEESS. 



Sir : 

hereby authorize and request you to send all 

notices, requisitions and communications in connection 

with application for Letters Patent in the Colony 

of New Zealand for invention, entitled : 



to. 



In Witness whereof have hereunto afifixed 

signature this day of 

one thousand eight hundred and ninety 



{Sign here). 



* Witness 



To the Registrar, Patents Office, 
Wellington, New Zealand. 



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ASSIGNMENTS OF FOREIGN PATENTS. 



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We will supply these printed forms to Patent Solicitors and Agents at a uniform 
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